[Over the next few weeks the staff here at Gamerlimit will be sharing their personal favorite game of the past year with the community in build up to Gamer Limit’s Game of the Year Awards for 2010]

When he accepted the Golden Globe for his work on Broken Trail, Robert Duvall asserted that the wild west was a history unique to the United States. As someone born and raised in the states, this idea resonates with me to this day. Like the cougar on John Martston’s back, the wild west is something both majestic and terrifying ever close behind me, defining my existence whether I like it or not.

So not to beleaguer the fact that Red Dead Redemption is a unique game for as many reasons as the wild west is a unique point in time within U.S. history, I’ll let you know how the game defines me as a gamer. Like many of you who played it, I’m a tool of dirty politics, a killer and a legend wrapped into one. Then …

[Over the next few weeks the staff here at Gamerlimit will be sharing their personal favorite game of the past year with the community in build up to Gamer Limit’s Game of the Year Awards for 2010]

The past twelve months have been a great year for gaming. I played plenty of awesome games this year…Valkyria Chronicles II, VVVVVV, Dante’s Inferno, Bit.Trip RUNNER, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Donkey Kong Country Returns, the list goes on and on. Hit the jump for my thoughts on one of the most spectacular titles of 2010: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.